Hey all! I'm back! All the reviews I got for my first story made me want to write some more. I woulda started sooner, but I couldn't rush a story. I hope you all like this one as much as my first. First of all, this takes place before the game, and the characters are all their original ages. Enjoy!

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Disclaimer: I do not own KH or any of the story. I merely find ways to ruin it's characters.

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KEY:

Italic- thought

Bold- flashback and other

Bold/Italic- dreams

( )- other

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CHAPTER ONE: IT'S INEVITABLE

Sora was at it again. He was singing random songs and bouncing around like a three year old on a sugar high. Riku could have sworn he was doing it to piss him off, but inside he knew that wasn't true. Sora was just like that. Lately Riku'd been feeling very hostile towards Sora and didn't know why. He'd been friends with Sora for a long time and his constant happy immature behavior never bothered him before, so why now?

"Riku!" Sora giggled as he skipped over to his friend, his brown hair bouncing along with him. "Do you wanna play?"

Riku frowned and looked at the younger boy. "Not really," he answered. He sounded bored, and of course Sora caught that.

"But aren't you bored?" he inquired.

"Not really. I enjoy sitting on the beach."

Sora moaned and looked around. They were alone on the beach of Destiny Island, with nothing to do. Riku did enjoy staring out at the ocean all day, but that didn't exactly please Sora.

"Settle down or get lost," Riku ordered harshly. Sora was baffled. He didn't understand why Riku was being so mean lately and decided to just leave him alone.

"All right," Sora mumbled as he held back his tears and slowly walked away.

Riku continued to sit on the beach in silence, completely oblivious to Sora's feelings. "Why is he so needy?" Riku asked himself aloud. No, it wasn't Sora. The problem was himself. Riku knew he hadn't been paying much attention to Sora lately, but how could he? He knew that Sora was worried about him and he wasn't about to tell Sora what was wrong.

Riku looked up at the clouds and watched them change shapes in the sky. I'm not worth Sora's concern. I've been such a jerk lately. How can I even call myself his friend? Riku tried to shake his head of these random negative thoughts. "I wonder how Sora feels about me?"

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Sora was sitting in the club house crying with Selphie and Kairi by his side. "Riku's mad at me!" Sora sobbed.

Kairi and Selphie were shocked. They never expected Riku would be the one to make Sora cry. Selphie hugged Sora and tried to comfort him. "There there. Riku isn't mad at you. He's just really grumpy," she told him.

"Riku has been a real jerk to you for awhile. He's not worth your friendship!" Kairi screamed, she was furious and really wanted to throw something at Riku, but he wasn't present.

"Kairi!" Selphie yelled, trying to calm her down. "You know he's got a lot on his mind! With what's happening and all, I don't blame him!"

Sora stopped crying and looked at Selphie. "What happened?" he asked. The two girls became quiet and stared at each other. "Tell me!"

"Don't you know?" Kairi asked.

"No I don't!" Sora answered.

"Well, Riku...uhmmm...you see..."

"I see nothing!"

"Oh! We can't tell you! Leave it up to him..."

Sora gritted his teeth and pushed Selphie away. "I get it," he muttered as he stood up and headed towards the door. "I'll have to confront Riku about this," the young boy said as he slammed the door shut.

"This doesn't look good," Kairi mumbled.

"Don't worry, Riku won't say anything. He's at a loss." Selphie reassured her.

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Riku was still on the beach when Sora found him. "I thought you'd be gone by now," Sora chuckled as he approached the older boy.

"Aren't you tired of being yelled at?" Riku asked coldly, failing to making eye contact with his friend.

Sora smiled slightly and sat down beside Riku. "Maybe," he answered. "Are you alright?"

Riku frowned and turned to Sora. "Stay out of it."

Sora clinched his fists together and grabbed Riku by the neck of the shirt. "What's your problem? I'm worried, can't you see that?" Sora was losing his temper, which was very rare.

"I can see fine. I just don't care."

"Riku!"

"Let it go. I don't need your help."

Sora sighed and released the older boy from his grip and walked into the cool ocean water. "Why are you so mean?" he asked. He wasn't really asking Riku, it was more like he was asking the stars. "I'm leaving. See you tomorrow."

"Don't count on it."

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Sora lay in bed staring at the ceiling. He couldn't get to sleep. Something was wrong with Riku, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Not to mention, he suddenly felt extremely hostile towards his best friend. "What's going on?" he asked himself as he sat up and looked out the window. It looked cold outside, in the dark night. The stars and moon could be seen from the window. Inside, it was warm and toasty. Sora's room was a huge mess, he hadn't had time to clean it lately. He'd been so busy fighting with Riku. "I'll worry about it tomorrow," he told himself as he flopped back down and tried to fall asleep.

Sora found himself sitting in a field of wild flowers with a strange shadowed figure beside him. He was unable to make out the persons face or gender. Even their voice was a blur, but he could somehow hear.

"So, what do you plan to do?" the shadow asked.

Sora smiled at the person, picked a red flower and rubbed his index finger over it's soft petals. "Nothing yet," Sora answered cheerfully, the tone his voice had was frightening, yet he wasn't the one speaking.

"Sora...he is the darkness. You are the light. You must do something."

"The darkness is beginning to stir inside him. Of course, his darkness may be light."

The shadowed figure shuffled to it's feet. "What are you saying?"

Sora smirked as he crushed the flower in his fist. "Nothing lasts forever. There is always room for change." He too stood up. He was the same size as the mysterious figure as his side.

"No matter what you become. We will follow you." The shadow embraced Sora from behind and rested it's head on his back.

Sora's face held no expression as he felt the persons arms wrap around his chest. "Do me a favor. I have not yet awaken, please assist me. Keep the darkness at a distance," Sora requested.

"As you wish."

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"I am coming for you! Make you understand! I'd do anything just to hold you in my arms!" Selphie sung as she skipped down the street towards Sora's house. She stopped when she was hit in the head with a football. "Hey!"

"Sorry 'bout that Selph!" Wakka called as he ran over to her to retrieve the ball. Selphie groaned and crossed her arms. "Have you seen Sora?"

"Nah," answer the redhead. "He's still sleeping."

"What about Riku?"

"Haven't seen him either."

"Well poopy!" Selphie shouted and stomped her foot. Suddenly someone slammed into her, causing her to fall into Wakka's arms. "Ack!"

"Sorry!" someone squeaked. It was Tidus. He was holding what appeared to be a cake. "I gotta go!" Before he could flee he was caught by Wakka.

"What are you doing?" Wakka asked suspiciously.

"Uhhh...Nothing..My cake," Tidus answered quickly.

"TIDUS!" Riku screamed as he ran around the corner.

"Ah!" Tidus cried as he broke away from Wakka's grasp and ran down the street with Riku closing in on him. "I'm not giving it back!"

"You're gonna be sorry if that cake is ruined!" Riku yelled as both he and Tidus disappeared around the corner.

:"How weird," Selphie mumbled as she rubbed her head, suddenly remembering the ball that hit her in the head. "Oh Wakkaaaaa..."

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All the noise from down the street woke Sora from his slumber. "Those guys are loud," he said yawning. He was about to rub his eyes when he found his palm had some pollen stuck to it. Sora froze as he realized there was a crushed flower in his hands. "What the..."

"Sora! Are you awake yet?" a voice from downstairs yelled.

"Yes Mom, I'm up now!" Sora answered, never taking his eyes away from the flowers remains.

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How'd you like the first chapter? Yeah, this won't have very much humor. It's more a serious type. Anyways, let me know what you all think. So, I guess that's a new way for me to say, R&R please!

-Suggaro